Medak is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in the
Lika-Senj County
Lika-Senj County (, ) is a county in Croatia that includes most of the Lika region and some northern coastline of the Adriatic near the town of Senj, including the northern part of the Pag island. Its center is Gospić.
The county is the leas ...
,
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
. The settlement is administered as a part of the city of
Gospić
Gospić () is a town in Lika, Croatia. It is the seat of the Lika-Senj County.
Geography
Gospić is located in the mountainous and sparsely populated region of Lika. It is the administrative center of Lika-Senj County. Gospić is located n ...
.
In 1993, Medak was the site of
Operation Medak Pocket
Operation Medak Pocket ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Operacija Medački džep, Операција Медачки џеп), officially called by Croatians Operation Pocket-93 ''(Operacija Džep-93)'' was a military operation undertaken by the Croatian Army betw ...
.
Demographics
According to national census of 2011, population of the settlement is 62.
This represents 11.01% of its pre-
war
War is an armed conflict between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain military operations, or between such organi ...
population according to the 1991 census.
The 1991 census
[Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine.] recorded that 94.32% of the village population were ethnic
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...
(531/563), 0.71% were
Croats
The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...
(4/563), 0.53% were
Yugoslavs
Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Jugoslaveni/Jugosloveni, Југославени/Југословени; ; ) is an identity that was originally conceived to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has been used in two connotations: ...
(3/563) while 4.44% were of other ethnic origin (25/563).
Notable people
*
Nikola Kleut
*
Dušan Vuksan
References
Populated places in Lika-Senj County
Serb communities in Croatia
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